New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 19:40-43

40Now the kingH4428wentH5674on to Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֔לָהha.gil.Ga.lahH1537,and Chimhamוְכִמְהָ֖ןve.khim.HanH3643wentH5674on with him; and allH3605the peopleH5971of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and alsoוְגַ֕םve.GamH1571halfחֲצִ֖יcha.TziH2677the peopleH5971of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478accompaniedH5674the kingH4428.

41And beholdוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009,allH3605the menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of IsraelH3478cameבָּאִ֣יםba.'ImH935to the kingH4428and saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to the kingH4428, “Whyמַדּוּעַ֩ma.du.a'H4069had our brothersאַחֵ֜ינוּ'a.Chei.nuH251the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of JudahH3063stolenגְּנָב֨וּךָge.na.Vu.khaH1589you awayH1589,and broughtH5674the kingH4428and his householdבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004and allH3605David’sדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732menH376with him overH5674the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383?”

42Then allH3605the menH376of JudahH3063answeredוַיַּעַן֩vai.ya.'AnH6030the menH376of IsraelH3478, “Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the kingH4428is a closeקָר֤וֹבka.RovH7138relativeH7138tous. Whyוְלָ֤מָּהve.La.mahH4100thenare you angryחָרָ֣הcha.RahH2734aboutH5921thisH2088matterהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697?Have we eatenהֶאָכ֤וֹלhe.'a.KholH398at allאָכַ֙לְנוּ֙'a.Khal.nuH398at the king’sH4428expense,orאִם־'im-H518hasanythingH5375been takenH5375for us?”

43But the menH376of IsraelH3478answeredH6030the menH376of JudahH3063and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “We have tenעֶֽשֶׂר־'e.ser-H6235partsיָד֨וֹתya.DotH3027in the kingH4428, thereforewe alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571have moreH4480claimon Davidבְּדָוִד֮be.da.VidH1732thanH4480you. Whyוּמַדּ֙וּעַ֙u.ma.Du.a'H4069then did you treatהֱקִלֹּתַ֔נִיhe.ki.lo.Ta.niH7043us with contemptH7043? Was it notour adviceH1697firstרִאשׁ֛וֹןri.ShonH7223to bringלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725backH7725our kingH4428?”Yet the wordsH1697of the menH376of JudahH3063were harsherוַיִּ֙קֶשׁ֙vai.Yi.keshH7185thanH4480the wordsH1697of the menH376of IsraelH3478.

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